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FATTY ACID NOMENCLATURE
Cards in this deck (5)
- 1ARACHIDONIC ACIDC20:4 CIS,CIS,CIS,CIS-∆5,∆8,∆11,∆14
- 2C20THE NUMBER OF CARBONS WITHIN THE CHAIN
- 3:4THE NUMBER OF C=C DOUBLE BONDS WITHIN THE CHAIN
- 4DELTA ∆THE POSITION OF THE DOUBLE BONDS IS DESCRIBED USING DELTA.
NUMBERING FROM CARBOXYL END. - 5OMEGAOR N NUMBERING FROM METHYL END
ARACHIDONIC ACID IS AN OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID